Powell River

Tucked away on the upper , Powell River is a city of 13,000 people. It's not on many travel itineraries. Long dominated by the pulp and paper and forestry industries, it has started to become a centre for ecotourism with its abundance of outdoor recreation opportunities.
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  • Type: City with 13,200 residents
  • Description: city in British Columbia, Canada
  • Also known as: “Powell River, British Columbia”, “鮑威爾里弗”, “鲍威尔河市”, and “鲍威尔里弗”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Powell River Airport and Westview ferry terminal.

Aerodrome
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is located adjacent to Powell River, , Canada.

Transport stop
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Westview is a ferry terminal in Powell River, British Columbia, .

Powell River

Latitude
49.8357° or 49° 50′ 8″ north
Longitude
-124.5244° or 124° 31′ 28″ west
Population
13,200
Elevation
41 metres (135 feet)
IATA airport code
YPW
UN/LOCODE
CA POW
Open location code
84XQRFPG+76
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1790445554
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
6112608
Wiki­data ID
Q599678
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Powell River” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بويل ريفر، كولومبيا البريطانية”
  • Arabic: “بويل ريفر”
  • Asturian: “Powell River”
  • Bengali: “পাওয়েল রিভার”
  • Cebuano: “Powell River”
  • Chinese: “鮑威爾河 (不列顛哥倫比亞)”
  • Chinese: “鮑威爾河市”
  • Chinese: “鲍威尔河 (不列颠哥伦比亚)”
  • Chinese: “鲍威尔河”
  • Czech: “Powell River”
  • Dagbani: “Powell River”
  • Danish: “Powell River”
  • Dutch: “Powell River”
  • Finnish: “Powell River”
  • French: “Powell River”
  • German: “Powell River”
  • Greek: “Πάουελ Ρίβερ”
  • Gujarati: “પોવેલ રિવર”
  • Hindi: “पावेल रिवर”
  • Indonesian: “Powell River”
  • Italian: “Powell River”
  • Japanese: “パウエル・リバー”
  • Japanese: “パウエルリバー”
  • Kannada: “ಪೊವೆಲ್ ನದಿ”
  • Korean: “포웰 리버”
  • Latvian: “Pauelriversa”
  • Lithuanian: “Pauel Riversas”
  • Malay: “Powell River”
  • Marathi: “पॉवेल नदी”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Powell River”
  • Persian: “پاول ریور، بریتیش کلمبیا”
  • Persian: “پاول ریور”
  • Polish: “Powell River”
  • Portuguese: “Powell River”
  • Russian: “Пауел Ривер”
  • Russian: “Пауэлл Ривер”
  • Russian: “Пауэлл-Ривер”
  • Serbian: “Pauel River”
  • Serbian: “Пауел Ривер”
  • Sinhala: “පවල් ගංගාව”
  • Slovak: “Powell River”
  • Spanish: “Powell River”
  • Swedish: “Powell River, British Columbia”
  • Swedish: “Powell River”
  • Tamil: “போவெல்ல் ரிவேர்”
  • Telugu: “పావెల్ రివర్”
  • Thai: “พาวเวล ริเวอร์”
  • Turkish: “Powell River”
  • Ukrainian: “Пауелл-Ривер”
  • Urdu: “پاول ریور، برٹش کولمبیا”
  • Urdu: “پاول ریور”
  • Vietnamese: “Powell River”
  • Western Panjabi: “پاول رور”

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